The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Another sunny day in the offing.
Will be hitching up and towing down towards Lands End around 11am.
I rang the site owner yesterday, just to make sure all was OK, and he said that we were the only unit booked on the site! Sounds good to me.

 

[Drago]

I have risen!

Slept pretty well, dont feel too bad this morning.

 

[Mo1959]

Well, I went a little bimble. Jeez it was chilly! Just took the winter hybrid. I had stuck flat pedals back on yesterday and wanted to try it again. Have to say it felt quite liberating not having my feet stuck in stiff shoes and held in one position. Comfy trainers and grippy pedals and able to move your feet forward and back, out and in, toe out and in, etc just felt good. I think I might just revert back on all the bikes.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all.
Nice and bright here, with a heavy frost.
So far my seedlings which are all under cover have survived well, only a couple have succumbed.
Dog walking and domestics today, with bimble on the bike to the local shops for some essentials later.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour les amis. I am meeting my daughter on top of the Sychnant Pass at the back of Conway at 10 am for a dog walk. Weather is sunny and blue sky so I might even go for a ride later this afternoon. I haven't seen my daughter since November due to Covid so it will be nice to have a catch up .
Have a good day every one.

 

[Dave7]

Well, I went a little bimble. Jeez it was chilly! Just took the winter hybrid. I had stuck flat pedals back on yesterday and wanted to try it again. Have to say it felt quite liberating not having my feet stuck in stiff shoes and held in one position. Comfy trainers and grippy pedals and able to move your feet forward and back, out and in, toe out and in, etc just felt good. I think I might just revert back on all the bikes.

Fully agree Mo.... if you are not worried about times and distances etc that imo is the way to go.

 

[oldwheels]

I saw one quite a few years ago parked up at the side of the ferry approach road in Studland.
It was like a hotel on wheels.

Friend of mine who used to winter in sunny climes with his motorhome told me that many very large motorhomes who arrived there had to stay on site the whole time They were afraid to leave because the size of the vehicle made it difficult for them to go anywhere.

 

[oldwheels]

We have friends in the States who own one of these. It's called a "fifth wheel" though I don't know why.

They have a full size tractor unit which couples up like an HGV picks up an articulated trailer. Park up, press buttons, sides go out and, I think, roof goes up.

Apparently these things are so big some campsites (camping????) can't physically accommodate them.

Bonkers. Totally bonkers!

"Fifth Wheel" ones are free standing and are really just an adaptation of an articulated lorry. The normal size ones are towed by a pickup which means the towing vehicle can be changed or updated but the more expensive caravan part remains unchanged.

 

[Mo1959]

Oooo.......new series of Call The Midwife starts tomorrow night. Love it.

 

[oldwheels]

Well, I went a little bimble. Jeez it was chilly! Just took the winter hybrid. I had stuck flat pedals back on yesterday and wanted to try it again. Have to say it felt quite liberating not having my feet stuck in stiff shoes and held in one position. Comfy trainers and grippy pedals and able to move your feet forward and back, out and in, toe out and in, etc just felt good. I think I might just revert back on all the bikes.

I found it very liberating when I abandoned clipless and went for flats on all my bikes. The trike has clips but I cannot fall over when stopped and if your foot slips off a pedal you get what is termed "leg suck" ie you end up with possibly a broken leg.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

"Fifth Wheel" ones are free standing and are really just an adaptation of an articulated lorry. The normal size ones are towed by a pickup which means the towing vehicle can be changed or updated but the more expensive caravan part remains unchanged.

I've seen these rigs quite a lot in American TV programs, not just with caravans but with an assortment of different trailers, are they legal in this country? I haven't seen any so I presume not.

 

[oldwheels]

No frost here. Temp outside showed 8C when I got up. Sunny intervals and moderate breeze forecast.
Calmac have brought forward the late sailing today by 2 hours due to weather forecast. Nobody is impressed as there is nothing in the forecasts to justify this.
Bit hard if you are on business and have to gain 2 hours on your schedule. Non islanders fail to understand the pressures we sometimes have.
Some tourists have booked ferries weeks ahead and may not realise that there are changes. Should'nt be coming just now anyway so little sympathy there.
My wife's sisters seem to keep an eye on me and reassure me that Germany is now doing Astrazenica vaccine and Denmark is beginning to waver over the ban. All retired medics of some kind. The one in Denmark had to resit all her nursing exams in Danish before she was allowed to work there.
Oban is getting a bit worried as woodland fires behind the town are beginning to threaten houses.

 

[oldwheels]

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I've seen these rigs quite a lot in American TV programs, not just with caravans but with an assortment of different trailers, are they legal in this country? I haven't seen any so I presume not.

Yes they are legal here but not normally much bigger than a normal caravan. The advantage is that you have a smaller vehicle to drive about in when on site and the towing vehicle can be changed if required rather than the whole outfit.
Not common but I have seen them on some sites.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. It's a bit but here, but the sun is shining so should warm up later. I have

Stay safe folks.